And keeping it on the subject of culture, last week Friday we asked Opposition Leader Francis Fonseca to state his position on the so – called Colonial Museum that Tourism Minister Manuel Herredia announced on the Tenth of September. Artist and former NICH President Yasser Musa called it quote, "retrograde, racist and disturbing." He called on the opposition to reject the project. But when we spoke to Fonseca last week he supported Musa, but didn't reject the project:…
Francis Fonseca, Leader of Opposition
"I completely agree with Yasir, it's a fool hardy decision. I have not obviously been briefed on the project by the government or by the ministry of
tourism or culture but certainly I know as a former minister of culture that is not the direction in which we wanted to take culture. So we don't
support that project at all but we have to hear more about it and I'm prepared to hear more about it before offering any further criticism of the
project."
In his speech, Heredia said quote, "the current Belize City House of Culture will be transformed and established as the national Colonial Museum of Belize."
NICH has since sent out a dense two page release saying, that, among many other things in downtown Belize City, the project will focus on quote, "The refurbishment of the House of Culture and the design of an interpretative exhibition 
within the House which tells the story of the historic past, Belize's Cultures as well our Story of 
Resistance including Emancipation and Independence Movements."
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